Heating appliances

ABSTRACT

This invention provides a portable heating appliance comprising a hollow housing providing space within for storing a supply of gas therefor, and a heater screen at its front face, being the component parts of the appliance housed in such housing, and a cover for the housing comprising a panel portion and a tray portion, the panel portion and the tray portion each having peripheral flange portions and the construction and arrangement of the appliance being such that the housing and the cover can be secured together to mount the housing in an upright position for use or transportation of the appliance.

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This invention is concerned with improvements in or relating to heatingappliances and is specially concerned with portable gas stoves.

Gas stoves which are of a size such that a supply of gas provided by acylinder thereof can be stored within the confines of the gas stove havebeen previously proposed. These previously proposed gas stoves dohowever occupy a considerable space which, when the gas stove is notrequired for heating purposes, could be advantageously used for otherpurposes.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved portableheating appliance.

The present invention provides a portable heating appliance comprising ahollow housing in which component parts of the appliance are housed, anda cover for the housing comprising a panel portion and a tray portion,the panel portion and the tray portion each having peripheral flangeportions and the construction and arrangement of the appliance beingsuch that the housing and the cover can be secured together to mount thehousing in an upright position for use or transportation of theappliance.

The term component parts" is used herein to inelude heating elements,piping or other means for feeding a combustible fuel to burners providedin the housing, valve means, control devices and the like.

In a preferable embodiment this invention provides a portable heatingappliance according to the above wherein the housing is substantially inthe form of a shallow rectangular parallelipiped and the panel portionand the tray portion of the cover are each rectangular in shape, thepanel portion being of dimensions such that it can enclose a front panelor a rear panel of the housing and the tray portion being of dimensionssuch that the housing can be placed in upright position in the trayportion.

Preferably a portable heating appliance according to the invention is agas stove the housing thereof providing space within for storing asupply of gas therefor.

Preferably a heater screen is provided at the front face of the housing.

Preferably a top panel of the housing is provided with a plurality ofair vents.

Preferably handle means is attached to said top panel of the housing.

Preferably yoke means is provided for securing the housing to the cover.

Preferably means is provided whereby the cover can be mounted on a wallfor wall mounting of the housing.

There now follows a detailed description which is to be read withreference to the accompanying drawings of an appliance according to theinvention; it is to be clearly understood that this appliance has beenselected for description to illustrate the invention by way of exampleand not by way of limitation.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side view of a housing of an appliance according to theinvention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the housing;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the housing;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a cover of the appliance;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the cover;

FIG. 6 is a side view of the cover;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the appliance assembled for storage ortransport;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the appliance mounted on a wall; and

FIG. 9 is a further perspective view of the appliance assembled for use.

The appliance shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 is a gas stove which comprises ahousing 1 substantially in the form of a shallow rectangularparallelpiped the base 3 of which is inclined. On a lower portion of aside panel there is provided a control knob 2 and both side panels areprovided with a plurality of vents to facilitate air circulation in theinterior of the housing. Vents 7 are also provided in the upper panel ofthe housing to top panel there is also secured a handle 8 for carryingthe appliance is pivotally secured to the top panel of the housing andtwo apertures 9 are provided in the top panel in apart relationship andcentrally of the panel; the two apertures 9 are arranged to receive hookportions of yoke means 14 provided on a cover 11 of the appliance forthe purpose hereinafter described.

The front panel of the housing of the appliance includes a lattice workscreen 6 for protecting the heater element of the appliance, and therear panel of the housing is closed.

The cover of the appliance comprises a panel portion 17 and a trayportion 20 each having peripheral flange portions, and each ofrectangular shape, the panel portion being of dimensions such that itcan enclose either one of the front and rear panels and the tray portion20 being of such dimensions that the housing can be placed in uprightposition in the tray portion.

The cover 11 has narrow flange portions 18 which surround its outlineand which on one of the short sides extends in a width slightly superiorto the thickness of the stove body. On this tray portion 20 there areprovided four symmetrical projections 10 which serve as supports formounting the appliance on the floor in its vertical position when forexample the appliance is being stored (see FIG. 7). On the upper surfaceof the cover there are also provided four rubber discs 13 for horizontalsupport of the appliance (see FIG. 9) and two slots 12 for mounting theappliance upon a wall (see FIG. 8). On the flange portion of the panelportion of the cover remote from the tray portion 17 the yoked hook 14is mounted portions of which lodge inside the apertures 9 of the housingto assure the vertical position of same, both for storing and transport(see FIG. 7) and for hanging on a wall (see FIG. 8). This same flangeportion has two orifices 15 into which are inserted bolts 4 at the baseof the housing 1 (see FIG. 9) so that when it rests upon said inclinedbase it does not tip over.

To close the appliance, the base of the housing 1 is inserted into thetray portion of the cover 11 in such a way that the panel portion coversthe front face of the housing and the free branches of the yoked hook 14enter into the apertures 9 on the upper face of the body, this positionthus being fixed (see FIG. 7

If it is desired to hang the appliance on a wall, the operation issimilar except that now the housing stands in the tray portion with itsrear face covered by the cover 11.

What is claimed is:

l. A cabinet structure for a portable heating appliance comprising ahousing and a cover, said housing having a front panel provided with ascreened opening,

a substantially closed back panel and top and bottom panels, a pair ofspaced apertures in said top panel, and a similarly spaced pair ofapertures in the bottom portion of said front panel, said cover having apanel portion of substantially the same extent as said front and backpanels of the housing and a tray portion at one end of said panelportion and of substantially the same extent as said top and bottompanels of the housing, narrow flanges on the sides of said panel portionand on theend thereof remote from said tray portion and narrow flangeson the sides and end of said tray portion, and yoke means on said endflanges of the panel portion for entering the apertures of said toppanel when said panel portion of the cover closes the front panel of thehousing for transportation of the appliance and for entering theapertures of said front panel when said panel portion supports thehousing for use of the appliance.

2. A cabinet structure according to claim 1, in which said housing frontpanel is shorter than said housing back panel and said housing bottompanel extends in an upwardly inclined direction from the bottom of saidback panel to the bottom portion of said front panel, additionalfastening means being provided on said bottom portion for cooperatingwith said cover panel portion end flange for holding said housing inplace on said inclined bottom panel thereof.

3. A cabinet structure according to claim 1, in which the position ofsaid housing top panel apertures is such that said yoke will enter saidapertures when said cover panel portion covers said housing back panelfor hanging said appliance on a wall.

1. A cabinet structure for a portable heating appliance comprising ahousing and a cover, said housing having a front panel provided with ascreened opening, a substantially closed back panel and top and bottompanels, a pair of spaced apertures in said top panel, and a similarlyspaced pair of apertures in the bottom portion of said front panel, sAidcover having a panel portion of substantially the same extent as saidfront and back panels of the housing and a tray portion at one end ofsaid panel portion and of substantially the same extent as said top andbottom panels of the housing, narrow flanges on the sides of said panelportion and on the end thereof remote from said tray portion and narrowflanges on the sides and end of said tray portion, and yoke means onsaid end flanges of the panel portion for entering the apertures of saidtop panel when said panel portion of the cover closes the front panel ofthe housing for transportation of the appliance and for entering theapertures of said front panel when said panel portion supports thehousing for use of the appliance.
 2. A cabinet structure according toclaim 1, in which said housing front panel is shorter than said housingback panel and said housing bottom panel extends in an upwardly inclineddirection from the bottom of said back panel to the bottom portion ofsaid front panel, additional fastening means being provided on saidbottom portion for cooperating with said cover panel portion end flangefor holding said housing in place on said inclined bottom panel thereof.3. A cabinet structure according to claim 1, in which the position ofsaid housing top panel apertures is such that said yoke will enter saidapertures when said cover panel portion covers said housing back panelfor hanging said appliance on a wall.